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Why Most Leaders Are Learning The Wrong Way

Apr 26, 2026

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3 min read

Why Most Leaders Are Learning The Wrong Way

More than 2,000 people bookmarked my post yesterday. Less than 1% will ever open it again. Here's a better way to upgrade how you lead.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
Superhuman Leadership: Use AI To Do More of What Makes You Irreplaceable

Apr 21, 2026

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5 min read

Superhuman Leadership: Use AI To Do More of What Makes You Irreplaceable

Every leader I know uses AI for basic tasks. Almost none use it to help lead their team. Here's what that looks like when you finally do.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
The Management Second Brain: How to Finally Clone Yourself

Apr 14, 2026

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6 min read

The Management Second Brain: How to Finally Clone Yourself

Lack of time. The universal problem among every leader faces. I think I finally solved it.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
The Counterintuitive Way You Can Teach Anyone To Be High Agency

Mar 31, 2026

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7 min read

The Counterintuitive Way You Can Teach Anyone To Be High Agency

I went down a rabbit hole so I could help my kids. You can apply the same simple tactics to help your employees.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
How Clever Leaders Use 360 Feedback to Make Real Change

Mar 22, 2026

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6 min read

How Clever Leaders Use 360 Feedback to Make Real Change

And get the right people to do a complete 180 on how they see them.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
How to Use Your AI Executive Coach: 3 Real Scenarios Every Leader Faces

Feb 8, 2026

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11 min read

How to Use Your AI Executive Coach: 3 Real Scenarios Every Leader Faces

Part 2: Using Your AI Coach for Real Leadership Challenges

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
How to Build Your AI-Powered Executive Coach in 3 Easy Prompts

Feb 1, 2026

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7 min read

How to Build Your AI-Powered Executive Coach in 3 Easy Prompts

Part 1: How to Set Up an Always-On AI Leadership Coach That Understands You Better Than Most People

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
The CEO of You: How to Drive Your Own Leadership Development

Jan 19, 2026

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7 min read

The CEO of You: How to Drive Your Own Leadership Development

Your manager won't build your career for you. Here's how to create a sustainable system for continuous career improvement.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
How Top Managers Never Get Shortchanged in Their Performance Reviews

Nov 23, 2025

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7 min read

How Top Managers Never Get Shortchanged in Their Performance Reviews

These tactics work for anyone writing a performance review, not just managers. Here are 7 tips top performers use to advocate for themselves...

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
10 Simple Tips That Turn New Managers Into Leaders People Will Follow

Sep 7, 2025

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11 min read

10 Simple Tips That Turn New Managers Into Leaders People Will Follow

Some management principles are timeless. Others are rapidly evolving. Here's how to know which is which.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
Why Common Wisdom Will Never Lead to Uncommon Results

Aug 31, 2025

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6 min read

Why Common Wisdom Will Never Lead to Uncommon Results

Revisit our 12 most impactful playbooks from the past year to help your team finish even stronger than they started.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
Leader as Matchmaker: How to Connect Work and People for Maximum Impact

Aug 24, 2025

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7 min read

Leader as Matchmaker: How to Connect Work and People for Maximum Impact

Delegation isn't just assigning work. It's optimizing for near-term results and long-term development.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
The Manager vs. Leader Myth: Why This Distinction is Holding You Back

Jul 6, 2025

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10 min read

The Manager vs. Leader Myth: Why This Distinction is Holding You Back

The false choice that's limiting your team (and your performance).

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
Why Won't My Managers Set More Audacious Goals?

Jun 21, 2025

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9 min read

Why Won't My Managers Set More Audacious Goals?

Every CEO I coach asks me the same question: 'Why won't my managers think bigger?' Here's the real reason.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
What Is My Ideal Allocation of Leadership Energy, Time and Focus?

Jun 15, 2025

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8 min read

What Is My Ideal Allocation of Leadership Energy, Time and Focus?

You're either lost in strategy that won't matter for years, or drowning in details while no one guides the company. Here's the balance that works...

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
The Introverted Leaders Handbook: 5 Tips For Leading Loudly When You Prefer Quiet.

Oct 10, 2024

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6 min read

The Introverted Leaders Handbook: 5 Tips For Leading Loudly When You Prefer Quiet.

Learn how famous introverts use their inward focus to guide some of the most successful companies ever created.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
9 Undervalued Leadership Skills You'd Be Crazy Not To Build

Sep 18, 2024

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9 min read

9 Undervalued Leadership Skills You'd Be Crazy Not To Build

With simple ways you can develop each one of them faster.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
Half As Many, Twice As Good: Master These 7 Essential Management Skills

Jun 26, 2024

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5 min read

Half As Many, Twice As Good: Master These 7 Essential Management Skills

Use your summer reading to get back to basics with a playbook of playbooks designed to level up your leadership.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
7 Deadly Sins of A New Manager (Plus Tips to Avoid Them)

Jun 5, 2024

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6 min read

7 Deadly Sins of A New Manager (Plus Tips to Avoid Them)

And why experienced managers can't help themselves from committing to them, too.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
The Vulnerability Paradox: How To Use Failure As Your Path To Success

Jan 31, 2024

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8 min read

The Vulnerability Paradox: How To Use Failure As Your Path To Success

Plus the 10 question test to determine when failure is likely so you can take practical measures to avoid it.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
How To Build The Leadership Habits That Lead To Great Teams

Jan 18, 2024

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9 min read

How To Build The Leadership Habits That Lead To Great Teams

Plus how to pick the right habit for your most painful leadership challenges

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
Leadership Rewind: Revisiting The 12 Best MGMT Playbooks of 2024

Dec 21, 2023

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4 min read

Leadership Rewind: Revisiting The 12 Best MGMT Playbooks of 2024

The systematic leader's guide to the tools, tactics and templates that let you regain control and grow your confidence

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
The Seflish Science of Appreciation | Why Leaders Make Gratitude Their Attitude

Nov 23, 2023

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9 min read

The Seflish Science of Appreciation | Why Leaders Make Gratitude Their Attitude

How developing a ritual around recognition can amplify your team's performance.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
5 Straightforward Steps to Transform Your Leadership And Get Others to Notice

Nov 9, 2023

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6 min read

5 Straightforward Steps to Transform Your Leadership And Get Others to Notice

This common sense approach works for helping your team level up, too.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
High Leverage Leadership: 5 Ways to Multiply Your Management Impact

Oct 19, 2023

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8 min read

High Leverage Leadership: 5 Ways to Multiply Your Management Impact

Including the one that's accessible to everyone but Naval left out

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
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